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H. ALLEN. Apparatus for Opening HingedGates.

No. 228,013. Patented May 25,1880.

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ATTURNEYS.

N-PEI'ERS, PilOTD-UTHOGRAFHER, WASHINGTON. n. O.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY ALLEN, OF SILVERTON, OREGON.

APPARATUS FOR OPENING HINGED GATES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,013, dated May 25, 1880.

' Application filed September 16,1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ALLEN, of Silverton, in the county of Marion and State of Oregon, have invented a new and Improved Apparatus for Operating Hinged Gates, of which the following is a specification.

Figure l is a top view of my improved hinged gate, the hinge and latch-posts being shown in cross-section. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same, taken through the line a; to, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail side view of the gate. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the lever.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondingparts.

This invention consists in the combination and arrangement of devices for elevating the pivoted latch of a laterally'swinging gate, as hereinafter described and claimed.

1 A represents a gate, which is hinged to a post, B, and latches, when closed, to a post, 0. The posts B G are set in the ground, and their upper ends may be connected bya crossbar, D.

The gate A may be arranged to swing to both sides, or to only one side, as may be desired or convenient, and latches, when opened, to posts E, set in the ground at the side of g the roadway.

F are two posts set in the ground at the side of the roadway, upon the opposite sides of the hinge-post B, and at such a distance from it that the gate may be opened and closed by the driver or rider without even stopping his team or horse.

To the upper ends of the two posts F are pivoted two pulleys, Gr, around which passes a chain or rope, H. The middle part of the chain or rope H passes over a pulley, I, pivoted to the forward side of the hingcpost B, or near the middle of the cross-bar D.

The ends of the chain or rope H are attached to the opposite ends of a lever, J, which is pivoted at its center to an upright bar, K, attached to the gate A at a suitable distance in advance of its hinges to give suitableleverage in operating the gate.

To the lever J is pivoted the upper end of a rod, L, the lower end of which is pivoted to the latch M, which projects at the forward end of the gate A, so as to engage with the catches attached to the posts G E.

The latch M is held down by a spring, N, attached to it, and which rests against a stationary post of the gate.

If desired, both ends of the rope or chain H may be attached to the same end of the lever J, and the rod L pivoted to the other end. In this case the lower end of the lever J may be made wide, and two rods, L, may be used, the said rods L being pivoted to the opposite sides of the said end, so that the latch M may be raised by the movement of the said end in either direction.

To arms attached to the upright K are pivoted rollers O, for the chain H to bear against, to prevent the said chain from wearing the wood-work and to give it an increased levera e.

Two or four rollers, 0, may be used, as

may be desired, and the said rollers may be incased in aboX to protect them from the Weather.

A cap may also be attached to the top of the upright K, to protect the lever J and its attachments from the weather.

The chain or rope H maybe made wholly of chain, or wholly of rope, or the parts that work upon the pulleys G I and the rollers 0 may be made of chain or rope, and the other parts of wire, as may be desired.

The wire or chain H may be provided with handles of rope or wood h, for convenience in operating it.

With this construction, a driver or rider, as he approaches the gate, grasps and pulls one of the handles it, the first efi'ect of which is to raise the latch M, and the next effect is to swing the gate A open. After passing through the gateway the driver or rider pulls one of the handles h, which unlatches the gate from the side posts, E, and swings it shut.

I do not claim, broadly, operating a swinging gate by means of a rope which is attached to the latch thereof and extends latera-lly from the gate on suitable supports, so as to be easily accessible from the roadway; but

What 1 claim as new and of my invention is- The combination of the centrally-pivoted lever or latch-lifter J, rods L, and rollers O with vertically-swinging latch M, chain H, having handles h, the laterally-swim gin g gate, and posts F, having pulleys G, all as shown and described.

HENRY ALLEN.

Witnesses:

JAMES C. HUTToN, J. M. BROWN. 

